📍 94-465 Waipahu St, Waipahu, Honolulu County, 96797
Waipahu Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waipahu, Honolulu County. The school has 863 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waipahu Elementary School enrolls 863 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 74 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 35% Asian and 9.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 397 | 46% |
| Asian | 299 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 81 | 9.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 80 | 9.3% |
| White | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
659 of the school's 863 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 576 qualify for free lunch and 83 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waipahu Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district HI-10, state senate district 17, state house district 38.
Waipahu Elementary School is one of 295 schools in Hawaii Department of Education, based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The district serves 167,071 students district-wide and employs 11,983 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 863 students, Waipahu Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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